June 24, 2019

FAA awards US$30.5 million in infrastructure grants to 13 Airports in Florida

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award US$495 million in airport infrastructure grants, the second allotment of the total US$3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. “This significant investment in airport improvements at 13 airports in Florida will fund construction and rehabilitation projects that will help maintain high […]

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Delta rolls out latest cabins to Europe and South America

Airlines & Routes

Delta Air Lines will offer improved cabin experiences for customers starting this fall through the launch of its new business class seat offering more comfort and privacy, plus the expansion of its international premium economy cabin, Delta Premium Select to new markets in Europe and South America. The new cabins will be fitted on the

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Planet Nine Private Air adds Gulfstream G650 to charter fleet

Aircraft & Engines

Planet Nine Private Air, the Van Nuys, California based private charter operator and aircraft management company, has added a privately-owned Gulfstream G650, to its managed fleet, effective immediately. The aircraft, will be available for third party charter through its aircraft management division. The owner selected Planet 9 to professionally manage the aircraft, citing its ability

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Collins Aerospace secures more than US$1.5 billion in maintenance agreements from worldwide customers

MRO & Production

Collins Aerospace has been awarded more than US$1.5 billion in tailored agreements for components spanning its Power & Controls and Aerostructures business units—across multiple commercial platforms with global commercial customers. These recent agreements include Collins Aerospace’s first MRO agreement with Africa’s largest carrier, Ethiopian Airlines. The agreement, valued at approximately US$500 million over a 25

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Turkish Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines expand codeshare network

Airlines & Routes

Star Alliance members Turkish Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines announced the enhancement of their current codeshare agreement with additional destinations both from Turkish Airlines’ and LOT’s flight network. Joint flights will offer fast and convenient connections for customers leaving Istanbul, the biggest Turkish city and also an important flight hub in the world, to Warsaw

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EVA Air Takes Delivery of first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner

Aircraft & Engines

EVA Air thas taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, marking the first of 20 super-efficient 787-10s the carrier plans to use on high-density routes within Asia later this summer. The airline, which is also celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, already operates a fleet of four 787-9 Dreamliners. Built with lightweight composite materials

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First automatic inflight synchronization of FMS and Lido Pilot Solutions

Other News

Lufthansa Systems and GE Aviation are the first providers in the airline market to offer a solution that allows for the inflight synchronization of the flight plan between the GE Aviation flight management system (FMS) and Lufthansa Systems pilot applications directly on-aircraft. The first demonstration of the connected FMS using operational use cases will be

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Air BP and CNAF expand partnership in Chinese aviation market

Other News

Air BP and China National Aviation Fuel Group (CNAF) have signed a joint venture agreement to operate a general aviation fuel business in Southwest China, covering Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality. The agreement was signed by Alan Wilson, China strategic project director of Air BP and Shi Haiping, executive director of CNAF GA

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Rolls-Royce to acquire Siemens’ eAircraft business to boost electrification strategy

Financial

Rolls-Royce has entered into an Agreement to purchase Siemens’ eAircraft business responsible for electric and hybrid-electric aerospace propulsion. Expected to complete in late 2019, Rolls-Royce sees this as a strategic move to enable the engine manufacturer to play a leading role in the ‘third era’ of aviation. Siemens’ eAircraft business is located in both Germany

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